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Integrated Microfluidic and Imaging Platform for Kinase Activity Radioassay to Analyze Minute Patient Cancer Samples

Inappropriate growth and survival signaling, which leads to the aberrant growth of cancer cells, is a driving force behind the development of tumors. Much current cancer research focuses on the kinase enzymes whose mutations are responsible for such disregulated signaling, and many successful molecularly targeted anti-cancer therapeutics are directed at inhibiting kinase activity.

23 Nov 2010

Microfluidic Device Capable of Trapping Rare Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood of Cancer Patients

In 2007, Mehmet Toner and Daniel Haber and their collaborators at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School developed a microfluidic device capable of trapping rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from the...

23 Nov 2010

New Nanohole Biosensor to Detect Dangerous Viruses Quickly

Boston University researchers have developed a simple diagnostic tool that can quickly identify dangerous viruses like Ebola and Marburg. The biosensor, which is the size of a quarter and can detect viruses in a blood...

23 Nov 2010

University of Queensland Researcher Awarded Funding for Nanotech Drug Delivery

Dr Zhao has the best possible motivation to hunt for a cancer cure, watching relatives suffer from the disease. Forest Lake chemical engineer Chunxia Zhao is researching better methods to deliver life saving drugs to cancer patients at the University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.

17 Nov 2010

Instability Key to Mixing Fluids with Markedly Different Viscosities in Microfluidic Devices

Microfluidics is the technology of designing and fabricating devices to manipulate tiny streams of fluids. In the past decade, scientists have developed a variety of microfluidic devices for use in chemical synthesis and...

10 Nov 2010

Dr. Steven S. Branda to Present Paper on Microfluidics-Based Technology

The Knowledge Foundation has announced that Sandia National Laboratories’ Dr. Steven S. Branda will present a paper entitled “Microfluidics-Based Systems for Rapid Identification and Characterization of Novel...

From Sandia National Laboratories 10 Nov 2010

EYP Heads to NanoTech Campus

EYP Architecture and Engineering PC (EYP) of Albany announced plans to establish and expand its headquarters and operations at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany. The move...

9 Nov 2010

Australia Fosters Nanotechnology in China

The governments of Australia and China have signed an agreement to further expand nanoscience research between the two countries. The governments have announced, they will jointly fund a new state-of-the-art nanotechnolo...

8 Nov 2010

White House Wants to Broaden Applications of Nanotechnology

The White House is making efforts to garner public support for its plans for a $1.8 billion research and development program aimed at broadening the applications of nanotechnology. The National Nanotechnology Initiati...

4 Nov 2010

Medvedev Fosters Nanotechnology Growth in Russia

Reiterating its presence in the world of nanotechnology, Russia announced its plans for the establishment of an indigenous, full fledged nanotechnology branch on Wednesday. The announcement came from Russian President Dm...

4 Nov 2010